Man drove unsafely in North Whitehall fence crash, police say

A Laurys Station pickup truck driver who crashed through a fence last week at the Rails to Trails path in North Whitehall Township was driving too fast, police said.

Neil W. Kershetsky, 30, had just turned off Route 145 to River Road at 10:30 p.m. Saturday when his pickup ran into the fence at the parking area for the Rails to Trails trail head, state police at Bethlehem said.

Kershetsky did not stop at the accident scene, but drove home, where police found him and took him into custody on suspicion of drunken driving, police said.

Kershetsky was cited for driving at an unsafe speed, police said. As of Thursday, no other charges were filed.